Winter Weather Plan, Open Houses, CIPA Digital Citizenship, All Things Pre-K, Upcoming PD
Nov. 14, 2018
MONTHLY CHECKLIST
Click on the link below for a list of important tasks that affect students and families, budgeting, communications, professional development, building operations and more. All checklists can be found in the Administrator Handbook.
The Winter Weather Plan has not changed from the previous year, but there are new guidelines for recess during cold weather. Please review the following.
Families are encouraged to follow these guidelines and monitor their children’s clothing selections to make sure they are appropriately dressed for cold weather. Share with your families.
Review with staff and share this plan with your families so they know when decisions will be made and the weather conditions required to close school or cancel after-school activities. Translations included.
There’s a simple way to ensure you receive important SPPS messages or emergency notifications by phone, email and text messaging. Share this with your staff.
All winter weather information can be found at
spps.org/weather. The Office of Communications will follow its standards for informing staff, families and the public about school closings or after-school cancellations.
"SEND A TIP" THROUGH THE MYSPPS APP
The “Send a Tip” feature in the MySPPS app allows staff, students and families to submit an anonymous tip about unsafe behaviors or situations in school. Each message is then reviewed by the district’s Emergency Communication Center (ECC).
Share the "Send a Tip" flyer with families and staff:
For instructions or to submit a tip online, visit
spps.org/safety.
SUBMIT YOUR WINTER OPEN HOUSE DATE
DEADLINE: NOV. 21
Winter open houses are an opportunity to promote your school’s programs, activities and unique features to parents and students. School visits are the number one reason families select a school.
Submit your open house date and time through this form.
Winter open houses are typically held after the School Choice Fair and before the priority enrollment deadline - this year between Jan. 12 and Feb. 15, 2019.
Please schedule around holidays/special days listed on spps.org/calendar.
The dates will be promoted on school and district websites, social media, the MySPPS app and the School Choice Fair program flyer.
The DONATE button on your school website connects to a GiveMN page (either for your school or a PTO/PTA).
That the GiveMN page will accept donations.
That your school has registered for Give to the Max Day (Nov. 15), which will make you eligible for prize drawings for extra cash.
If your school website's DONATE button does not connect to the appropriate page or if you have other issues or questions, contact Adam Courville at adam.courville@spps.org or
651-744-2846.
COMPLETION OF DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP LESSONS IN CAMPUS
Saint Paul Public Schools receives more than $4 million a year of federal e-rate funding for infrastructure improvements, such as WiFi access points and additional bandwidth. One requirement for receiving the funding is teaching our PreK-12 students the three required CIPA (Children's Information Protection Act) digital citizenship lessons annually. The Minnesota Department of Education can audit the district at any time for e-rate funding compliance. All data should have been recorded in Campus by the end of September. Any schools that have not met this requirement will be contacted by the Personalized Learning Department directly with your site's data to work on a plan to ensure compliance.
Please review the google presentation, "All Things Pre-Kindergarten.
" Over the next several weeks, the Office of Early Learning and Early Childhood Special Education will highlight various components of the pre-kindergarten program. The information will help you support early childhood instructional practices.
The Principal's Playbook is a collaboration between the Office of Leadership and the Office of Communications. The Playbook is the main source for communicating with principals. This weekly newsletter includes department action items, professional development opportunities and other updates that directly affect principals and other school leaders. Each Playbook also includes communications and marketing content to help schools communicate with their families.
